To infer what the purpose of the poem is.
Let's practise
Who's been at the toothpaste?
I know some of you do it right
And you squeeze it right from the bottom
and you roll the tube up from the bottom when it gets used up don't you?
But somebody, somebody here
you dig your thumb in, anywhere, anyhow,
and you've turned that tube of toothpaste into a squashed sock.
Michael Rosen: 'Toothpaste' from The Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry (Kingfisher Books, 2008)
The purpose of this poem is to make the reader …?
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upset.
excited.
angry.
laugh.
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- Read the question. Read it again. What is it asking?
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- Could the poem make a reader feel upset?
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Possibly. It says, 'Who's been at the toothpaste?' which is what a parent might say if they are cross. I'll keep it as an option.
- Do any words or phrases make you feel excited?
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No, I'll eliminate this choice and the following choice of angry.
- Why are you eliminating angry?
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Because I find it funny that someone is talking about squeezing toothpaste and the final choice is about laughing.
- Answer the question by ticking the box.
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Laugh is my answer.
- Check your answer.